Re: Samsung Galaxy S3
 

I had a very simular issue when using it on Windows 8. In the end i had to take the card out and use it in a card reader

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I've got files in internal memory also, for an all singing phone there are some basic issues you just dont get on others, stick with what works , the usb connection has been a bugbear from release. phone works on kies but tomtom and hanbase it cannot find phone.

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I dont like Kies. I find it too hard and complicated to use

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When I plugged in my S3 to usb, the sd card appeared as another drive letter. Installing the S3 drivers will give you more options though. They tend to hide the drivers on their site though, so they can get you to install Kies.

If you have a wireless network then you can transfer things without using the usb. Airdriod on the phone lets you use a browser to do lots of stuff with a nice interface. For simply moving files I use EFS File explorer on the phone which connects to a windows share to copy/paste.

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Googling on the fault it now says my phone should be rooted, why does this make a difference, what is rooted, why is mine unrooted surely all phones are the same S3 that is. Busybox is another name thrown into the equation, all this crap just to get a usb sync because it now has mtp.

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At a guess I wonder if it's because the S3 connects using MTP in Windows, rather than allowing you to mount the SD card directly

So to change that you need root access

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Pretty sure you don't need to be rooted to sync stuff.

Busybox is generally installed when you root a phone and can be used by many different apps.

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What happens if I root my phone,why is this not standard feature, will this now affect how it works

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Well android is an open system but manufacturers like to lock it down for licencing and support reasons I guess. So if your phone breaks and they see it is rooted they are likely to say that your warranty is invalidated as you have modified it.

Rooting opens up all the potential of the phone but at the same time means you can tinker in more ways that could potentially break it. In normal use this will probably never happen and to be honest I have never have a problem with either of my 2 phones that I rooted, even though I tinker with a lot of things most people would never touch.

That being said, there is a chance you can kill your phone in the initial rooting process if you did something wrong. The flashing changes the bootloader I think.

Once rooted there are easy ways to backup your phone, install custom roms which can make the phone run faster, better interfaces etc. For me rooting allowed me to run some network tools that wouldn't run on non-rooted due to the artificial limitations. The S3 is good enough in most areas for me not to even consider flashing another rom on to it.

The only downside so far that I have seen is Sky Go wont work on a rooted device, although a workaround is normally found.

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Rooting is quite literally the equivalent of gaining access to the Administrator account on Windows.

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Ok I've taken the plunge and tried rooting, but i'm getting an error in recovery mode, E:\ signature verification failed, I copied cwm superuser zipfile to sd card but keep getting this error.

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Not something I have seen before. What guide are you following and what version of android is your phone? There are different ways for different versions and different models of phone.

Only done it twice myself and on my S3 it was using Odin and Cf-Root. Didn't copy anything to any cards, just ran the programs on my while connected via usb and in debugging mode. This does flash the kernel to make recovery and phone backups easier, as well as a way of going back to a stock unrooted rom.

The superuser app only runs on an already rooted phone I think. Any program that needs root privs is granted it by that app.

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I'll try and find the guides, it was for T-mobile ,I was using the Odin and clockwork mod file if that makes sense

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Yeah it does sound like it is along the right path. Would be good to know if your phone is currently Android 4.1.1 jelly bean or 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich. In the settings menu on the phone right at the bottom is an option > About Device, will tell you this as well as kernel/build numbers which can be useful.

Before I rooted I did a lot of googling for the versions I had before finding the right guide. I assume from what I saw that there are different methods and exploits for each one.

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Stop often when they use T-Mobile they refer to American handsets and not the UK version make sure its for i9300

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sorted, was obviously using wrong version and assuming t-mobile as uk

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Glad you got it sorted, thanks for letting us know :)

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Unfortunately phone still wont connect to tomtom home or handbase, open up kies and phone is recognised, plug it into pc phone is recognised,

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I now have that copy and paste issue where you copy text but unable to paste it and pressing clipboard doesnt do anything :(

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I'm gonna bite the bullet and take out sd card which i didn't really want to keep doing, and sync that way for the moment, does anyone know quickly how to save your files to sd card as apposed to internal memory which is default i believe.

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I actually dont need to take card out as its not syncing that way either, my old card from tomtom opened up program as soon as pushed into reader but its not doing what i thought it would.

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What files?

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Does anyone know how long T-Mobile take to send out a micro sim as i phoned up on Sunday and still don't have it?

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I would ring them up again and chase it or just pop in a T Mobile shop

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Yeah when I used to work for them you could just go in to a shop to collect one although you needed to call CS to marry it up to your account.

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Yes i plan to do that in an hour after the post comes, last time the call took 45mins though before it was answered and it is India, failing that i will go into a shop at the weekend.

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I think T-Mobile outsource to Manila not India but with their merger they could be using any country in the world...

Call them between 8 and 9am for the best chance to get through to the UK (if he/she has a Welsh accent even better - the Merthyr callcentre is regularly voted the best for customer satisfaction).

With such a rapid take-up of micro-sim phones (4s, S3) the process of connecting it to your account should be a lot easier than when I was there - it used to take around 6 hours.

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I will phone tomorrow morning then if i don't get it in the post today.

I hope they put my mobile number on it.

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Took 3 days for me the first time, and 1 day the second time (they sent the wrong type the first time).

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I picked 1 up from from a T-mobile shop today.

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Received the 4.1.2 update this morning. Lots of tweaks and new features, many of which are from the Note 2.

Best Face
Multi Screen(2 apps on screen at same time)
Paper Artist
New Look Gallery
Low Light Camera Mode
Customizable Nofitication Panel
Plus lots of others

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Just got home from work, and i seem to have joined a download queue for a requested update on the phone, busy i guess.

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I have a Virgin S3 and have updated to 4.1.2 via Kies however it did take some time. The process appears to stall once the files are downloaded and if you look at task manager it reports that Kies is not responding. Just leave it alone and eventually it will finish the upgrade. BTW I tried an OTA upgrade but got the same message as SnoopZ

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I think mine only worked OTA as I did it this morning at 7.30am.

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I tried to upgrade via Kies, it had downloaded it and the screen on the phone said upgrading, then the Kies software said it couldn't connect to the phone and told me to take the battery out and restart the device.

Nervously i did this even though the message on the phone told me not to! Luckily the phone is still working and not bricked, so i think i will wait for the OTA update rather than risking bricking it.

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did mine via Kies today.

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Ill do mine over Wifi when i get home. Does this update also fix the copy and paste issue?

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From what i have been reading while looking around the web its only for unbranded phones at moment. I hope O2 will release it soon

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I thought O2 ones were unbranded?

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Not AFAIK. I have just tried to do an update but says latest version is already installed :(

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Did my sim-free S3 over Kies yesterday :)

My Kies version (latest I think) won't let you do a firmware upgrade over wi-fi.

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No KIES version will, the update over WiFi thing is part of the phone options

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Kies for me on Mac wont even detect my phone at moment. When i choose Kies over Wifi it says stop responding on the phone and closes down. No idea why Kies wont se ethe phone just shows connecting for ages and doesnt do anything

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Well i have just tried it on my Windows partition and says lastest version is already on there so i guess i need to wait a bit longer for new version

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Got up this morning and checked for an OTA download and there was the update so im not downloaded and updated to 4.1.2

I like the 2 apps at the same time. I use the stock apps so works good for me not sure how much i will use it thou

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mine says there is an update, but only users which request the update first gets it first, this happens everytime, it'll be next week I bet I get it

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I had that when JB 4.1 came out. From what i know and read, its best to do it early. I did mine when my alarm went off at 6:10am

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I have just tried copy and paste and it seems the update has fixed this issue

Re: Samsung Galaxy S3
 

I have just tried to upgrade it via Kies again and got the same error saying phone wasnt connected to the computer even though i had the downloading message on the phone, so i had to remove the battery from the phone to get my phone working again, luckily!

As anyone else had this problem in the past?

I am going to have to wait my turn for the OTA update which could take a week.

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Not heard of that issue. What netwrok you on?

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T-mobile but the phone is unlocked, so that won't matter.

Seems to be an issue just downloading to the phone from the PC, i am not going to risk bricking the phone again and will just wait for my turn for the update, i just hope it is soon lol.

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I should only be a few days to be able to do it via OTA. I wasnt able to do it last night as says on latest update but tried this morning and was there so hopefully it will be soon.

The multiview is good and to be able to customize the notification panel. Not sure about the rest of the features. Im glad copy and paste is now fixed

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Already been 3 days without it giving me access to the upgrade server, i can only keep waiting but the same message is annoying. :)

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Anyone used LightFlow Pro? I have installed it and works great but when you get the numbers at bottom of screen when scrolling through Hompages or App pages (hte list) it reads the number out aloud. Talkback is disabled in the settings and when i turn LightFlow off it stops talking back.

Any ideas anyone?

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Its actually a Samsung bug which they are aware of but not fixed yet. Effects a few programmes including Light Flow.

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Thanks for that. Ill just have to wait and hope Light Flow gets updated to fix it

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There isn't anything the Light Flow developer can do to fix it, the fix has to come from Samsung.

http://developer.samsung.com/forum/t...ices/77/204387

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Well having had this phone for 2 days now i can only say what a fantastic bit of kit and such a differance from my HTC desireHD. :)

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Glad you like it! Always sounds sweeter when an ex iPhone user says it though :D

Typed on my S3 with Thumb Keyboard

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Oh ok, thanks for that

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Indeed :tu:

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Im sure my battery is going down quicker than it was when on ICS. Ive even turned of all the stuff i had on while on ICS and to me doesnt seem as good. Anyone else noticed this or is it just me?

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Nope, mine lasts well over a day - but I do have Advanced Task Killer Free running in the background.

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Took it off charge this morning at about 6:20am and its now on 84%. Sent 3 text messages and been on Facebook for no more than 60 secs.

Most days i get home from work and its about 30%-40%

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do you have CWM?

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If you do have CWM charge the battery fully restart to CWM and reset battery stats allow to discharge then charge fully again

If you do not have CWM charge the battery fully turn off phone and then charge it till its fully charged again while it is stil off. Allow to discharge fully then recharge

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Whats CWM?

I am unable to let it fully die as i wont be able to charge it for the next day. I leave it on while on charge incase i get any calls or texts

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ClockWorkMod. Ok well that's the re calibration method ive used on mobiles for a long time I have no other advice except buy a new battery or get a bigger one or buy a 10 quid phone from tescos for while its off

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Ive downloaded Advanced Task Killer Free and ill see how i get on with that. Seems easy to use. Ive seen thou that some backgroup apps like music up and s suggest keep coming back in the list

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if you do not use them force stop them or uninstall them from your applications settings

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Im force stoppimng them but some keep coming back in the list. Twitter for example i force stop and even if i dont use it, a few mins later its in the list again. Same as some other apps as well. Ive told it to Auto kill when screen is off

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Ive just gone into application manager and forced stopped some apps like s suggest etc and disabled them as samsung apps cant uninstall from what i can see

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I find the battery on my new S3 to last far longer than my HTC Sensation, it easily lasts over a day with a few hours of internet usage.

Love the phone so fast compared to the my HTC, just want to update the frimware from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 though.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S3
 

If or when you get 4.2..let me know about battery life. I think that version has something that sucks the battery (not in a good way :) )

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Compared to the One X the battery life on my S3 is night and day. Quite literally :)

Still I always carry a spare and with the pair I can easily manage 15+ hours of internet/music/video consumption which is plenty for someone who needs a decent amount of sleep. With light usage it lasts 4 days.

I'd take a look at what's sucking the battery either in battery details or with an app like System Panel App that tells you the exact CPU consumption of every application. Then Titanium Backup to disable the sucky ones

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Ill take a look. Im using that Advanced task killer and even thou i kill apps, they come back, even apps that i havnt even opened are appearing on there

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Not had issues with the battery use, even though I don't use the power saving option. First phone I have had that I have not installed advanced task killer on, just doesn't seem needed. Have light flow installed like you (awesome app :D) so I doubt that is the issue. I keep GPS off most of the time and usually remember to turn off wifi when I go out. So maybe those make a difference.

The battery menu under settings isnt always useful finding the drain though.

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My brother in law asked me if he should get the S3 or the One X. Told him to get the S3 as he could change the battery and add more storage.

Naturally he got the One X against my advice but hasn't mentioned any battery problems. Did get a phone call from him asking for advice because it had frozen and wouldn't power off. Without thinking I told him to pull the battery out :p: He had to wait a day and half for the juice to run out and turn off, which I guess it pretty quick.

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That's normal. There's no reason to randomly kill apps.

What you want is to find out what is consuming power, and fix that. Ignore everything else.

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Finally got offered the OTA update at 6.45am after getting stuck with the server queue message for 3 to 4 days.

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I have Wifi off when out and GPS off as well. The light flow issue is a bug in the phone according to a post above. Ill see how i get on and try and compare each day

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Its just stramge that random apps appear in the list even if i havnt opened them.

Im going to try and look into what is eating my battery useage and have a look

At least you now have it. What to you think to the update?

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I am still figuring out what is different, multi view will be useful as long as it doesnt drain the battery.

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It uses more battery of course but i dont think it drains it, didnt with me anyway. You can cuztomise the notification bar which is great, im now only down to 4 options

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I have been trying to figure how to do that?

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Oh I found it.

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As I said that's perfectly normal. Android deliberately caches all applications it can in the background so that if/when you run them they start faster.

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Oh ok. Thanks for advising :)

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Well my phone got smashed the other night so having to have it repaired. Using a Samsung Y young cheap phone for time being. I miss my S3 already :(

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I just bought a case for my nexus 4...now all I need is the actual phone :D

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Lol. Im gutted about the phone. Will send it off as soon as Lloyds TSB send the letter and packaging. The claim has been accepted so im hope for a quick repair.

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I use my S2 as a backup. Now it's been updated to 4.1.2 it's actually working decently, like it should have from the beginning...

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yes, the software update makes a big difference

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I agree. A lot better performance from it. Im now waiting for 4.2

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My S3 is amazing I am due an upgrade soon but not sure I want to get rid of my S3 now its rooted I can make the tweaks I need to keep the phone running smooth, I have to say some roms have sucked my battery dry.

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I wonder if one of you might be able to help me?

Following a recent update I no longer see the quick launch audio/video apps on the notification bar then I insert my earphones (see attached).

I think this got turned off once on my old S1 but I can't find it in the settings.

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If it's the same on the S3 as the S2 with Jelly Bean then there is an option under Settings > Accessory > Audio Applications

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Not an option :-(

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I never actually noticed that myself. Can't find where to enable it.

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No longer an option...

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I hope not, I used this feature a lot. I'm getting sick of software "updates" that reduce funtionallity.

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Its been replaced with page buddy.

Settings > display and then enable page buddy.

It will add a new home screen panel when earphones are connected. Containing Widgets to do with audio and video

http://m.tomshardware.com/news/Samsu...ite,19649.html

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Thanks Stephen have a 1000 internet points*






* 1 internet point = 0.0000000000001p

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Got my phone back from repair. Ive missed my phone

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7 Easy Steps to Double Samsung Galaxy Battery Life
http://mashtips.com/increase-samsung...-battery-life/

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He mentions apps that'll do it automatically for you. I use Juice Defender, it's very good.

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Some good info there :tu:

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Had some USB adapters turn up today. Ordered 3 different ones from Hong Kong which added up to a grand total of £1.47 with free postage :p:

Was done as an experiment and they took 21 days to get here. Surprising quality considering they cost less than 50p each. All work ok too, plugged a USB keyboard, mouse and flash pen into the S3 as well as wireless dongles for others too. Weird having a mouse pointer in your android browser. Thinking of getting a mhl cable now in the hope it can be used at the same time as a mouse and keyboard for easy TV screen browsing anywhere there is a HDMI port.

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Anyone know when we cant start expecting to see 4.2 coming to us?